Boot or shoe and method of making the same



Feb'. 8, 1938. S. BOwN oofr 0R soE AND METHOD oF MAKING THE SAME Filed Nw.v 11, 19:53 2 sheets-'sheet 1 'Feb 8, 1938. s BOWN BOOT OR SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 1953 2 Sheecs-Sheael'l 2 Filed No' PatentedY Feb. 8, 1938 BOOT OR. SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Samuel Bown, St. Louis County, to International Shoe Company,

Mo., assigner St. Louis, Mo.,

a corporation of Delaware Application November 11, 1933, ASerial No. 697,573

8 Claims.

This invention relates to boots or shoes and y tothe methodl of making .the same, and has special reference to boots or shoes in which the vamp` comprises an outer member and a lining 5 member and an interposed box toe member, the

said three members beinglassembled and secured in-a novel relationship, and the outer member being characterized by novel functional and ornamenting features. I

structure for boots `or shoes including an outer member and a lining member therefor secured together in proper cooperative relationship and vhaving openings formed through both of said I members after said Vmembers are secured to.`

getheryto provide a box toe member for application and attachment. between the forepart` of saidinner andouter members after said inner andjouter membershave been secured together and subsequently perforated; and to provide means'for securing said box toe member between andin connection with'bothsaid inner and outer members in a predetermined relationship to said openings. y

25 ',"Another object of the invention is to provide aniimpro'ved method of making said vamp structure, comprising the steps of rst securing together the inner and outer members in a predetermined.v relationship; perforating certain areas 30 of both members to form openings through both members after said members have been secured together; detaching the forepart of said members and` placing between them an imperforate box toe member in a position'to leave unob- 35 structed certain of said openings;V and securing both said inner and outer members in connection withsaid interposed box toe member. .f A. further object of the invention is to'provide ornamenting perforations or outlines upon the 40 surface or in the body Vof the forepart of the outer member that overlies the interposed box toe member.v l

Other objects and numerous advantages of this invention should be apparent from the fol- -45 lowing description, reference being made to the annexed drawings, in which- Fig. l'is a plan view showing the blank form:

Y ing Vthe louter member ofthe vamp structure suy perimposed upon and attached to the inner mem- 50 ber before said two members are perforated and beforeplacement'of the interposed box toe member, portions of the outermember being broken away. f f l 'j Fig. `2 is Ia longitudinal sectional view of the vamp structure on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Objects of the invention are to provide a vamp that is tobe covered by (c1. .ts-gs) Fig. 3 is a. plan view showing the imperforate box toe member.

Fig. 4 is a side edgeelevation of the box toe member.

Fig. 5 is 'a plan view similar to Fig. 1 showing the perforations that have been formed through the superimposed outer and inner members after they have been attached together and also showing a portion of the vinterposed box toe member.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the vamp structure with parts of the outer member broken away to disclose the imperforate interposed box toe member closing certain of the perforations through the inner and outer members.

' Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

` Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 7 showing the subsequently formed perforations through the interposed box toe member in registration with the Y line Ill-I of Fig. 9.

In making my improved vamp structure for boots or shoes, I'provide an outer member I and aninner member 2 of appropriate flexible and pliable material and of approximately the same size and shape. In making vamp structures for shoes a tongue may be attached thereto comprising an outer section 3 and an inner section 4 superimposed upon each other and attached together along their exposed marginal edges by stitches 5. The forward end of the outer section 3 may be extended between the marginal portions of the outer and inner members l and 2 of the vamp structure (Fig. 3) and the forward end of the inner section 4 of the tongue may be extended against the inner surface of the member 2 and attached thereto by stitches 6, the outer section 3 being attachedy to the marginal edge of the member I by stitches 1. The stitches may be applied after the sections 3 and 4 are attached to the members 'l and 2, respectively.

A heavy coat 8 of cement is then applied upon that surface of the inner member 2 which is adjacent to the outer member l rearwardly from about the line 9 and a relatively light or thin coat I0 of cement is applied upon the same surface of the inner member 2 forwardly beyond the line 9. The cement 8 may also be placed over the surface of the inner tongue section 4 the outer tongue sec' tion 3.

If desired, a number of ornamenting congurations I I may be formed upon the exposed surface or in the body of the forepart of the outer member I before the members I and 2 are brought together in superimposed relationship.

It should be understood that the inner surface of the outer member I may also be provided with a coating of adhesive cement corresponding to the coating S-I, if such amount of cement is needed.

Next, the outer member I having the tongue section 3 attached thereto is superimposed `upon the inner section 2 in matching relationship and the two sections are adhesively united by the cement 8-I0, which may be a cold quick drying cement particularly appropriate for this use. Sufcient pressure is applied to the two members, including the tongue sections 3 and 4, to obtain a good adhesive connection, which is particularly strong over the area covered by the cement 8 but is readily separable over the area covered by the lighter cement I in front of the line 9.

Next, numerous Ventilating perforations I2, which may also constitute ornamentations, are formed through the attached members I and 2 over a considerable portion of the area rearwardly from the line 9 and over a portion of the area in front of the line 9.

Next, the forward ends or toe portions of the members I and 2 are detached by pulling said portions apart to break the attachment over the area covered by the lighter cement I0 in front of the line 9, and a preformed box toe member I3 is placed in proper position upon the inner member 2 across the ornamenting perforations II and across the perforations I2 that are in front of the line 9.

Both surfaces of the box toe member I3 may be coated with cement I4, or the surfaces of the members I and 2 that are adjacent to said box toemember may be coated with this cement.

Next, the separated forward portions of the members I and 2 are pressed toward each other and are adhesively united to the box toe member I3 and to each other along their marginal edges beyond said box toe member, as should be understood by reference to Fig. 5.

Next, the two members I and 2 are attached together by rows of stitches I5 arranged in ornamenting configuration with respect to the holes I2 and extended forwardly beyond the line 9, so that parts of said rows of stitches pass through the three members I, 2 and I3 and thereby strengthen the attachment of these members and cooperate with the cement to hold Said members in relatively fixed relationship.

As already explained and as should be apparent from Fig. '7, the box toe member I3 extends across and closes certain of the holes l2, namely, those holes I2 which are in front of the line 9. After the box toe member I3 has been interposed between and attached to both members I-2, holes I6 in continuation of the holes I2 are formed through that portion of the box toe member I3which closes any of the holes I2, thus obtaining an arrangement in which the holes I2 and I6 constitute openings through the three members I, 2, and I3.

Vamp structures of this type may be manufactured rapidly and with facility and the difierent members assembled without difliculty since there is no necessity for observing care in placing the members together to register with preformed holes in the respective members. The cement 8 will hold the members I and 2 in proper relationship with respect to each other for Vrapid placement and attachment of the box toe member I3 and thereafter the attaching and ornamenting stitches I5 may be easily applied and the holes I6 formed.

This vamp structure may then be embodied in a shoe by usual methods. A shoe that will afford ease and comfort when worn is thus obtained because no reliance for stiiening the toe portion is placed upon the exible and pliable inner member 2. member 2 may be of comparatively soft material, the necessary degree of stiffness being obtained by the box toe member I3.

The structure and the method of making the same may be varied within the scope of equivalent limits without departure from the nature and principle of the invention.

I claim:-

1. A Vamp structure comprising inner and outer members having their rear portions adhesively attached and having registering perforations through said rear portions and the forepart of said outer member having perforations there through opposite an imperforate portion of said inner member, a box toe member interposed between the forepart of said inner and outer members and having an imperforate portion opposite said last named perforations that are through the forepart of said outer member and having perforations therethrough registering with certain of said first named perforations that are through said inner and outer members, and stitches passing through the rear portions of said inner and outer members andralso extending forwardly and extending through the forepart of said inner and outer members and the rear portion of said interposed box toe member.

2. The method of making a shoe vamp structure comprising adhesively uniting the rear portions of inner and 'outer members, forming openings simultaneously through the rear portions of said inner and outer members, placing a box toe member between the foreparts of said inner and outer members, and then stitching together Vthe rear portions of said inner and outer members and said box toe member remote from the outer edges thereof.

3. The method of making a shoe vamp structure comprising adhesively uniting the rear portions of inner and outer members, forming openings simultaneously through the rear portions of said inner and outer members, placing a box toe member between the foreparts of said inner and outer members, then stitching together the rear portions of said inner and outer members and the rear portion of said box toe member remote from the outer edges of said members, and then forming openings in the rear portion of said box toe member in registration with certain of aid openings through said inner and outer mem- 4. The method of forming a shoe vamp structure including the steps of perforating an outer member, attaching the rear portion of said outer member to the rear portion of a matching inner member, forming perforations through the rear portions of said two members, adhesively securing a box toe member between the foreparts of said inner and outer members across said first named perforations that are through the forepart of said outer member and across certain of said perforations that are through said inner and outer members, and then forming openings through said box toe member in registration with On the contrary, the inner said perforaticns thatare through said inner and outer members toe member extends.

5. The method offorming a shoe vamp strucand across which said box r ture including the steps of perforating an outer member, attaching the rear portion of said outer member to the rear portion of a matching inner member, `forming perforations through the rear portions of said two members, placing a box toe member between the foreparts of said inner and outer members across said rst named perforations that are through the forepart of said outer member and across certain of said perforations that are through said inner and outer members, then forming openings through said box toe member in registration with said perforations that are through said inner and outer meml bers and across which said box toe member extends, and stitching together the rear portions of said inner and outer members remote from the outer edges thereof and adjacent to said rst named perforations.

' Y 6. The method of forming a shoe Vamp structure including the steps of perforating an outer member, attaching the rear portion of said outer member to the rear portion of a matching inner member, forming perforations through the rear portions of said two members, placing a box toe member between the foreparts of said inner and outer'members across said first named perforations that are through the forepart of said outer n member and across certain of said perforations that are through said inner and outer members, then forming openings through said box toe member in registration with said perforations that are through said inner and outer members and across which said box toe member extends, stitching together the rear portions of said inner and outer members remote from the outer edges thereof and adjacent to said rst named perforations, and also stitching together said inner and outer members and the rear portion of said box toe member remote from the outer edges thereof.

7. In the method of making shoe uppers and the like, the steps of uniting an inner and an outer member throughout their common extent, then separating them through a predetermined portion of this extent and inserting a stiffener between the separated portions, and finally uniting said separated portions about said stiiener.

8. In the method of making shoe uppers and the like, the steps of uniting an inner and an outer member relatively inseparably throughout a predetermined portion of their extent, and relatively separably throughout an additional portion, whereby they may be subjected to further operations as a unit, and then separating them in their relatively separable portion whereby an insert may be located between them in such portOn;

SAMUEL BOWN. 

